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The 72nd Annual Montana Seed Show is in the books. While attendance was down this year, those who attended and participated expressed a general sense of satisfaction about the event. With multiple exhibits and vendors, the agriculture community was on display at Harlem High School on March 10-12. In the Cereal Grains, Eric Billmayer from Hogeland won both Best of Show and Overall Champion awards for his hard red spring wheat. And John Schneider captured the Best Overall rosette for his camelina...
One phase of the reconstruction/remodel of the former Vets Club building in Harlem is nearing completion. Fetter Construction has transformed the once bowling alley and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Club at 530 Central Avenue West into a home for Milk River Pharmacy and One Health Sweet-Harlem. To celebrate the grand "reopening" of the clinic side of the project, there will be an open house in Harlem with tours on April 6 from 1:00-5:00 p.m. According to Allison Gray, Site Director for One...
One of Blaine County’s promoters of shooting sports, fishing, and outdoor recreation in general, the Chinook Rod and Gun Club (CRGC) will be hosting its Annual Meet & Greet Dinner on March 19. The membership invites everyone to join them this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at the Eagles Club in Chinook for door prizes, raffles, a gun giveaway, a free will donation taco feed, and a guest speaker. According to a spokesperson for the group, every year the CRGC holds their Meet & Greet event to bring members and the general public together to socialize. A...
Art Superintendent Mary-Kate French conveyed pleasure about the array of artwork on display at the 72nd Annual Montana Seed Show. With everything from self-portraits created with continuous string art to charcoal drawings and liquid glue art, the creativity on display was diverse and plentiful. The top youth award winner was Harlem High School sophomore, Emjai Stiffarm for her charcoal rendering of a staircase that resembles a nautilus shell. With her piece titled Staircase, Stiffarm's artistic...
Harlem Library The Book Challenge for March is to read a book with a two-word title. Our used book sale continues all month. “Buy a Bag O’Books” for only one dollar. The Book Club will have its first discussion of the book “Moloka’i” Mar. 21, 4 P.M. Entrepreneurs and small business owners are invited to “Bring It to the Table” Mar.28, 11:30 A.M. Guest speaker will be Joe LaPlante, Small Business Development Center. Triangle Communications will present a program on Internet Security, Mar. 28, 6 P.M. The library board will be meet Mar. 30, 4...
The Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO) announced in late February that one of its affiliated programs, Abundant Montana (AMT), has expanded its team by adding several regional Local Food Coordinators (LFCs). In Blaine County, that person is Randi Fetter. Fetter began her new role as Nakoda Aaniiih Economic Development Corporation Food Sovereignty/Local Food Coordinator in September 2021. Located across the state, LFCs act as "boots on the ground" AMT representatives. Currently,...
The Big Flat Catholic Church will hold their Spring Dinner this Sunday, March 20, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. A turkey dinner with all the trimmings will be served. Come out and enjoy a great meal! Crystal Grabofsky came over to help her mom and dad, and Loretta and Crystal enjoyed canning stewed tomatoes on Wednesday. Aislinn Heath was at Terry and Brenda Mohar's home this weekend for her birthday. Colter and Corbin Mohar stayed overnight on Friday. On Saturday, a birthday party was held for Aislin. Misty, Dusty, and Steven Mohar joined them for the...
When Western Ranch Supply (WRS) announced the selection of their Future Generation Leader of the Month award winners, Wylee Simenson from Chinook was among those honored for the month of February. The son of Tomi and Justin Simenson and a sophomore at Chinook High School, Simenson learned of his selection on March 10. According to a WRS spokesperson, the award intends to showcase the youth in communities across Montana that raise the bar for all of us and have a great impact on their...
The Harlem Education Union (HEU) annually awards two scholarships to graduates of Harlem High School. One scholarship is for $500 and one for $250. The 2022 scholarship applications are due Friday, April 29, 2022. Application forms are available at Harlem High School office. Harlem graduates including those who will be graduating in 2022 are encouraged to apply for the scholarships....
Perry Lee Chapman passed away on March 2, 2022, at his home in Havre MT at the age of 84. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on March 11, 2022, at Blaine County Funeral Chapel in Chinook. Burial followed in Kuper Memorial Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home was entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Perry's online memorial page and send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com. Perry was born on September 21, 1937, in Bozeman, MT,...
Ignatius George "Iggy" Stiffarm Jr. made his journey home on March 2, 2022. He was born March 26, 1947, to Ignatius "Ginn" Stiffarm and Florence Skinner Stiffarm at Fort Belknap, Montana. He was the youngest son of 9 siblings and was given the Indian name Iteihc or Strong Man; a name that would define his whole being. Iggy was a character, teased and joked with everyone throughout his life. He was greatly loved by his wife, children, grandchildren, sisters, nieces, nephews, extended family and...
Dave Iver Berg, 87, Memorial services will be held on March 25, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at the Big Sandy Firehall with Pastor Richard Jesperson officiating. A reception will follow immediately following the service at the Mint Bar. Internment will take place at the Chinook cemetery on March 26, 2022 at 1 p.m. memorials can be made to the Big Sandy Fire Department PO Box 476, Big Sandy, MT 59520, The legacy house, 3004 15th Ave So., Great Falls, MT 59405, or to A charity of the donor’s choice....
Thank you to Carol Johnsrud for the beautiful Daffodils. They really brightened things up like Spring does. Blackout Bingo winner for March 10th was Irene Gauthier. Way to go. Bingo is played every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. and anyone is welcome to join us. Each card played is a dime, only one card for each player wins per round. Last Thursday of the month is Jackpot Bingo. Caramel Rolls, Plain Cinnamon Rolls and Maple Sticks are $1.50 each and $15.00 a dozen. Please call by 10 a.m. on Wednesday for all Cinnamon Roll orders. Cinnamon Rolls can be...
The "five congregations from three towns" recently celebrated a joint service for Ash Wednesday. Over the years some of the congregations have gathered to celebrate together. This is the first Easter season assembling of the new group made up of three denominations from Chinook, Harlem and Havre. The success of their first joint Christmas Eve service this past December encouraged the group to bring the congregations together for the start of Lent and other services leading to this year's Easter...
The Turner High School held an Induction of the National Honor Society recently in the school gymnasium. One member was inducted into the T.H.S. Chapter, Hannah Richman. The ceremony paid tribute to service, leadership, character, and above all, to scholarship-these traits which create reasoning and responsible adults and a healthy and just society. Members of the society, Laci Maloney, Dakota Krass, Lacey Hickel, along with their adviser, Mrs. Shelly Harmon reviewed the four requirements upon...
Country and blues musician, Alex Billmayer released his first album, It's All There, on February 3, 2022 with R&D Recordings based in Big Sandy. To promote the album, Billmayer spent February 9-March 3 on a tour of the Hi-Line. Billmayer's first stop on the Hi-Line Tour was The Gateway Club in Fort Peck. The next night, February 10, he played his "songs about family, love, and livin'" at Busted Knuckle Taproom in Glasgow. Then, February 15 saw him at Kennedy's Bar in Harlem, and on Thursday...
The Harlem Wildcat Boys Basketball Team was back at the Montana Class B Boys State Basketball Tournament this past weekend. The Tournament was played in conjunction with the Girls and was held at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse on the campus of Montana State University. The last time the Wildcats took the floor at the Class B State basketball tournament was 15 years ago in 2007. Harlem finished fourth that year and last won the Class B Boys State Championship in 2002. This years team had their...
The old adage "It's not how you start the season, but how you finish it" couldn't be more true when talking about the 2021-22 Harlem Lady Cat girls basketball team. The Lady Cats struggled through the preseason, their non-conference schedule and their District 2B regular season schedule. They didn't really shine at the District 2B tournament either, but did enough to advance to the Northern B Divisional. Then the lights came on. At the Northern B Divisional the Lady Cats knocked off perennial...
On the third Monday of each month from 6:30-7:00 p.m. on Yellowstone Public Radio, host Stella Fong shares her personal love of food and wine in a series called "Flavors Under the Big Sky." On February 21, one of her guests was Leslie "Josie" Cliff, Executive Director of Nakoda Aaniiih Economic Development Corporation (NAEDC). In February's episode, "Flavors: Food Insecurity in Our Community Under the Big Sky," Cliff informed Fong's audience that Fort Belknap is located in a food desert. Food...
The culinary arts are always well represented at the Annual Montana Seed Show, and this year was no exception. On Saturday afternoon, March 12, Pie Superintendent Lisa Hamilton and Bread Superintendent Karolee Cronk reported their winners. In the pie competition, the four adult finalists were Kellie Rasmussen in first place with her strawberry rhubarb pastry, Amanda Powell in second with her blueberry/raspberry combination, Jan Egeland taking third with classic apple, and Diane Maloney trailing...
We have books from some of our patron’s favorite authors available this week. In “High Stakes” by Danielle Steel, five successful women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency. “The Lightning Rod” by Brad Meltzer is book 2 in the Escape Artist series. Defense attorney Robin Lockwood faces an unimaginable personal disaster and her greatest professional challenge in the new legal thriller, “The Darkest Place” by Phillip Margolin. “Targeted” by Stephen Hunter is a taut, white-knuckled thriller featurin...
New titles ready for check out this week include “Box 88” by Charles Cumming. In this spy thriller a secret agent comes of age as he reckons with the legacy of his first mission. “Daughters of the Moon Goddess” is by Sue Lynn Tan. This debut fantasy is inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess. A young woman’s quest to free her mother’s spirit sets her on a dangerous path where she is pitted against the most powerful immortal in the realm. Elizabeth George is the author of “Something to Hide.” Inspector Thomas Lynley is assigned to inv...
Juniors Jessica King, Mylah Rider, Nellie King, and Ma'Lea Moore have gained notoriety at Harlem High School as the OGs. They are the 'originals' who found satisfaction in the poetry unit taught during Matthew Hodgson's Sophomore English course and who continued writing and pursuing poetry on their personal time. In January of 2022, the quartet formed a movement, the I'Abi Waštena Poetry Movement. I'Abi Waštena is a Nakoda phrase which translates in English to mean "pretty with words." As l...
Next month when the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) hold their ceremony for the 14th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame on April 9, some art from Chinook, Montana, will be part of the event. A resident of Lloyd and a three-year member of the Board of Directors for the MCHF, Clayton Hofeldt approached Ashley Liddle, a designer with Marie Laveau Creations who also works at Shores Floral, and Tomi Simenson, the owner of Shores Floral, about...
